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How to Say ‘Nope, see, no connection.’ in German

Nee, sehen Sie, keine Verbindung.

nay ZAY-en zee kigh-neh fer-BIN-doong

[nay ZAY-en zee kigh-neh fer-BIN-doong]

🇩🇪 In Germany: Nee is the casual spoken form of nein. You'll hear it all the time, but it can sound a bit curt from someone you're in a dispute with.

Phrase Breakdown

Nee, sehen Sie,

nay ZAY-en zee

Nope, you see,

'Nee' is a colloquial 'no'. 'sehen Sie' is a formal 'look' or 'you see'.

Example

Sehen Sie, es ist kaputt.

You see, it's broken.

Words in this phrase

Nee

[nay]

nope

Colloquial form of 'nein'.

Example

Nee, das geht nicht.

Nope, that doesn't work.

sehen

[ZAY-en]

see

From the verb 'sehen,' meaning 'to see.'

Example

Sehen Sie den Unterschied?

Do you see the difference?

Sie

[zee]

you (formal)

Formal second person pronoun.

Example

Können Sie mir zeigen?

Can you show me?

keine Verbindung.

kigh-neh fer-BIN-doong

no connection.

'Verbindung' is feminine, so 'keine' is used. Stress falls on 'BIN'.

Example

Das Handy hat keine Verbindung.

The phone has no connection.

Words in this phrase

keine

[kigh-neh]

Not a single one; indicating the absence of something.

Example

Es gibt keinen einzigen, und auch keine mehr zu finden.

There is not a single one, and also no more to find.

Verbindung

[fer-BIN-doong]

connection

Feminine noun: a link, e.g. network signal.

Example

Das Internet hat keine Verbindung.

The internet has no connection.

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